RAMDEV KANAPADY

612-619-1208 (cell), 3974 W Campbell Ave, Campbell CA 95008,

rk50d73e@westpost.net
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dynamic highly experienced modeling, analysis and
reliability engineering professional. Proven success in
developing and implementing best practices of design and
analysis for high value and cost effective programs in
diverse industries. Well qualified, providing technical
leadership with strong analytical and problem-solving
skills. Project management skills including coordinate with
management, cross-functional teams and vendors.
KEY STRENGTHS
* Problem Solver - Developed workable and practical solutions
for design issues and field problems employing proven problem
solving techniques.
* Innovation - Championed use of verified and validated FEA
models, probabilistic analysis software, and python scripts
for reliability and life estimation of complex designs, which
is now recognized as best practice transfer and now been used
company-wide. Authored numerous peer-reviewed papers.
* Results Focused - Turned around key project that was six
months behind schedule and met and exceeded all goals and
objectives.
* Risk Management - Met project goals every time by
identifying potential high-risk areas, by planning and
implementing early risk mitigation strategy as needed through
proof-of-concept technical prototyping and maintain constant
communication with program managers.
CORE COMPETENCE
* Simulation Driven Design
* Verification & Validation
* Design Optimization
* Multi-physics Analysis
* Finite Element Analysis
* Design for Manufacturing
* Failure Analysis
* Reliability Analysis
* FMEA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, RMA Consulting Group, Santa Clara CA. 02/2009 - Present
Responsible for reliability predictions and solutions to
design and manufacturing companies for new and existing
products, and processes to reduce maintenance cost while
increasing profitability. Job required testing, modeling
methods in FEA, probabilistic and application of structural
and thermal engineering basics for problem resolution. Design
direction proposals for stiffness, strength, material selection,
cooling requirements, heat sink selection, design of heat paths and
knowledge transfer through close collaboration, data transfer and
reports.
* Turned around reliability improvement of
generator-dissipater-controller system within 2 months that was
six months behind schedule. Solder joint stress and thermal fatigue
failure modes mitigation and design change recommendations with
analysis of 7 printed circuit boards consisting of hundreds of
components resulted in 1000+% life improvements.
* Increased reliability of rubber track by 233% through FMEA,
validated FEM models, redesign and optimization. Developed Load
prediction model and incorporated material degradation model into
the probabilistic wear-out model. Process is now recognized as best
practice transfer and been used company-wide. Received BAE Systems
Chairman's award for transferring best practice - "High reliability
with minimal tests".
Consultant, Pioneering Technologies, Santa Clara CA.,
11/2007 - 01/2009
Responsible for structural failure analysis and thermal
performance enhancement solutions to design and manufacturing
companies for new and existing products to avoid potential
break down while reduce time-to-market. Job required modeling
methods in FEA, application of material failure, vibration,
dynamics and thermal basics for problem resolution. New
design concepts proposals, feasibility studies to verify
capability and functionality, knowledge transfer through
close collaboration, data transfer and reports.
* Proven track record of on-time design analysis of
suspension, brakes and hull that were carried out on the
2nd generation HUMVEE replacement truck JLTV for the
Department of Defense competition awarded to BAE Systems.
* Offered structural design analysis consultation for the
MRAP composite plastic hood alternative to aluminum hood
resulting in cost savings over $20M.
Senior Analysis Engineer (Contractor), BAE Systems,
Santa Clara CA., 11/2005 - 10/2007
Provide verified and validated analysis model development
expertise to have strategic and tactical support to ensure
sustained design improvements and field problem resolutions.
* Saved over $150K in model development costs in
collaboration with in-house analysis and testing teams.
Developed thermo-mechanical coupled model is able to predict
delamination failure due to heat generation in rubber
composite subjected to repeated mechanical loading.
* Reduced analysis costs over 65% by evaluating alternative
FEA analysis software and spearheaded use of 64bit multi-core
windows machines for the analysis.
Research Scientist, Army High Performance Computing Research
Center, Minneapolis, MN., 01/2003 - 10/2005
Managed collaborative research projects on advanced material
modeling, electromagnetic calculations and rigid flexible
multi-body application software used by the Army for the
equipment acquisition.
* Maximized modest budget of $90K to develop new application
software and transfer technology to the Army that resulted in
securing further funding for the research.
* Designed and developed new software based on wavelets for
radar cross section prediction and new data-mining based
algorithm for structural health monitoring for civil structures.
SKILLS
Linear, Non-linear, Coupled-physics, Structures, Thermal,
Dynamics, CFD, EM, Abaqus, Comsol, Ansys, LS-DYNA, Solidworks,
Proe/Engineer, Matlab, LabVIEW, C, C++, Python,
Microsoft office, MIL standards, ASTM standards, GD&T.
EDUCATION
PhD, Mechanical Engineering (major), Computer Science
(minor), University of Minnesota, 2001.
SELECTED TECHNICAL PUBLCATIONS
* R. Kanapady and R. Adib, "Applications of Modeling and
Simulations with Probabilistic Method to Predict Reliability
at High Confidence Level", Annual Reliability and
Maintainability Symposium, San Jose CA, January 2010.
Microsoft Word Resume Available on Request